The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-23


d his way through the crowd which ios-
tied him on every side. Now and then
DO stepped ~ the 555t flied Ettaiis, and
added relays Of vegetables and other
articles TO the contents Of his roomy
basket.
Bunches of ripe bahamas, dozens Of
golden rined ranges and lemons,
"scuds" Of candies and cakes, and other
indigestibla compounds, also dlsap-
peared in the same ample receptacle
"Humphl 4 trust the little Roths-
childs have well seasoned stomachs to
dispose Of an that trash, /" thought Mr.
Caleb, sarcastically. Though in ranli-
" he could not have told whether his
brother was d bachelor or 9 BenedictJ
so long had been the feud between
them. And then Mr.. Caleb Chirrups
humble abode was many, many blocks
removed from thA a~riaEnnratfa nnAaEnnka
Of west End whsre his brother re-
sided. Ii
The elder Chirrup-for MI. Roths-
child was the eider-seemed at last Co
have completed his purchase Of edibleg-
and paused in front Of q howar-atall,
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white crysanthemums.
"The very pot thought Mr.. Caleb,
glumly, 'that / picked ont overa month
ago, IS q Christmas present for poor
Patty
"Poor Patty" was Mr.. CaIob's wife.
Mr.. Rothschild, however, deposited
his purchase il the basket, and trudgsd
away, in blissful Ignorance Of tho shah
billy dressed brother, glowering at him
from the window across the street!
aWhat-what's thisY
Mr.. Caleb Chirrup had assembled TO
the two second-story rooms he called
home, had kissed his wife and babies.
shook hands with his aister-in-law, and
had hung up his hat and overcoat,
preparatory to eating his supper.
There was no signs of GUINNESS here,
for Mrs. Patty and her sister, Miss
Melissa, looked cheerful and smiling,
and wore their faded print dresses as If
they had come from the richest silk
looms OF the East.
And the young Chirrups had clean
faces and pinafores, and looked as hap
Ply as If "Santa Claus" was not intend
ing to give their stockings the 'good-bya
on that particular Christmas Eve.
But Mr.. Chirrup still felt a little
glum, as he thought of the empty stock
ings and other yexations, and he turned
TO the tea-table in some impatience.
Rut-"What's this r. he demanded.
starting back as If q snake had BIT
ten him. And no wonder he started, for
on the table lay a mammoth turkey,
plump and yellow breasted, squads OF
vegetables, punches of celery, dozens OF
ripe bananas g~oldezrinded oranges and
lemons, piLeSof candies and confection-
exfes, and fragrant and blooming, a pot
Of crimson and white crysanthemumss
4 sa;ttls1oeka Earkst basket 5
stood on a chair by the table,
Mr. Ohirrup was about to pinch him.
self to see il be was awake, when "Mer-
ny Christmas, brother Caleb sounded
in his ear. and forth fg.Nna aanae. snxskersA
ous corner came Mr.. Rofhsehild CHR
rup himBelf sleek and well-kept look
ing-nobby hat, gold-headed cane and
ALL Merry Christmas, brother Ca
leb, +" he repeated, extending a well kept
hand. "Ive been waiting all these
years for you to make some advance to-
wards thetruce. But since you still re-
main adamant,I concluded to make them
MYSELF. So let by-gones be by-gones,
ifyou are willing, and let us be- friends
hereafter, as well as brothers"
Then turning to the table, he held up
the fat turkey. turning it round and
round, just Us he had done on the mar.
ket.
"a fine fellow, isn't he? / got the
biggest I could find in the market, on
purpose for you, " no added. "And the
pot Of flowers is . peace-ofering TO my
sister-in-law, II she will accept it, he
added, while Caleb still looked on, half
dazed.
And the children's stockings were not
destined to hang empty at ALL that
Christmas Eve.
And 3 better Christmas dinner, or q
jollier party to eat it, was no found
anywhere that Christmas day. For NJ.
Rothschild Chirrup proved % be an old
bachelor aud SO very willingly accepted
an invitation to dino at his brothers.
And Mr.. C~hirrnps sister, Miss MAESIIiisss,
being IN old maid, she and Mr. Roths.
child very Economically fell In love with
each other, and when another Christ
mas Day came around Mr.. Rothschild
was no longer q bachelor, and Miss
Melissa no longer an old maid.
And when Lawyer Ledgefly grew
well enough ITO be seen" again, he was
obliged to provide himself with another
clerk, as Mr.. Caleb had gone into part
nersliip with his brother In the mercan-
tile business.